Lumber makers fight sales decay The steep national decline in new-home construction is taking its toll on the Inland Northwest lumber industry, and it's not expected to let up any time soon, industry observers say. Duane Vaagen, president of Colville, Wash.-based Vaag... Full Story

Tight passage for Providence Dr. Andy Agwunobi says one of the things that convinced him to leave a high-ranking post in Florida and move across the country to the Inland Northwest was his desire to achieve a better work-life balance, one that would afford him more family time.<... Full Story

Capital calls rise, pinch borrowers Real estate developers and investors, already vexed by troubled markets and falling asset values, are receiving more bad news from their bankers. In some cases, bankers are telling such clients they'll need to come up with more money ... Full Story

Imprezzio taps globe for 'contacts' Dave Talarico just returned from a hunting trip to Romania—not for a trophy brown bear, but for talent. Talarico, who founded Spokane-based technology company Imprezzio Solutions Inc. with Kelly Birr five years ago, ventured to the... Full Story